University of Ghana Computing Systems

Position Overview

The IT Security & Planning department reports to the Deputy Chief Information Technology Officer (IT Planning, Security and Support) and is responsible for planning and implementing IT policies, strategies, and security initiatives for the University of Ghana. This role works collaboratively with colleagues in the Networks and Systems teams.

Working in partnership with senior management, you will architect appropriate technological, procedural, and educational/training security practices to ensure an appropriate level of IT security across University of Ghana campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development and implementation of IT policies, strategies, and security standards, and ensure their dissemination to the University community
• Enforce compliance of IT policies and standards across the organization
• Provide leadership and coordinate configuration changes following approval, including updates, upgrades, and patches for infrastructure and applications
• Evaluate risks before implementation in collaboration with application owners
• Lead vulnerability scanning and threat monitoring (internal and external) across the University community
• Conduct bi-annual audits and security assessments to ensure compliance with benchmarks and established standards
• Monitor and review logs to identify network trends and proactively manage threats with other team leads to ensure stability
• Create and maintain an asset register and work with security management to identify appropriate risk levels for each asset
• Lead infrastructure hardening initiatives to prevent unused services from broadcasting
• Assist in classifying information assets and tagging them in accordance with approved standards

Location

Accra, Ghana